Description of problem: The NetLabel subsystem has a race problem in it's cache where an entry could be freed while still in use. A patch which fixes the problem can be found here: * http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=115997706318149&w=2 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): All kernels which include NetLabel. How reproducible: This can be difficult to reproduce as it requires hitting a small window. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Configure NetLabel 2. Generate traffic over a NetLabel connection 3. Repeatedly flush the NetLabel cache (delete CIPSO DOIs, reload the SELinux policy) Actual results: The kernel will oops. Expected results: No oops. Additional info: This directly effects the LSPP efforts of RH, HP, and IBM.
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QE ack for RHEL5B2 according to 14b.
in kernel-2.6.18-1.2725.el5